Skins and Punks by Gavin Watson

Skins and Punks by Gavin Watson

Gavin Watson grew up in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, photographing the people he knew and the gangs they hung out with. In his latest book Skins and Punks,
Watson captures two of the country's most iconic subcultures as they come to life in the dreary climate of 1980s Britain. As This is England director Shane Meadows comments in the foreword, 'What makes Gavin's photos so special is that when you look at them, there's clearly trust from the subject towards the photographer so it feels like you're in the photo rather than just observing'. For more information on Skins and Punks click
here. Captions are the photographer's own

Monday 17 November 2008 07.24 EST
First published on Monday 17 November 2008 07.24 EST

Gavin Watson: 'This is Tottenham Chris, who featured in the first
Skins book quite extensively. He worked at the Fred Perry factory and would steal us shirts, which was quite handy.'

Gavin Watson: 'Punk concert at the Red Lion pub on High Wycombe Road. The band playing were called the Extroverts. Mark (pictured) was the leader of the Wycombe skins turned up dressed as a punk, which was a bit of a shock to us all.'